Association Management articles from June 1999

Association Management archives from June 1999

Debugging Y2K.(association executives completing system upgrades)
June 1, 1999... With a mere seven months remaining, many association executives have Y2K and its bug on the brain as they complete system upgrades and turn their attention to testing, re-testing, and testing some more. Make way, El Nino: A technological...

Y2K compliance countdown: a seven-month guide to get you to the finish line in the Y2K readiness race.
June 1, 1999... If you haven't started preparing for the year 2000, you're in for a busy seven months. Here is a month-by-month, step-by-step checklist of what you need to do. JUNE 1. Become aware of Y2K. The year 2000 problem is a management problem...

ASAE charts its future.(Special Report: ASAE's Stratetic Plan)(American Society of Association Executives)
June 1, 1999... ASAE is engaged in a process of planning strategically. The result will be no ordinary strategic plan. The only formula for effective strategic arming lies in finding appropriate ways to tap the thinking and creative skills of people...

Auditing your association.
June 1, 1999... Uncover what is and isn't working well at your association - and why. The Illinois Home Care Council used benchmarking tools to do just that. You've joined a new association - large or small. It's growing rapidly, or it's losing market...

Making association-audits staff-friendly.
June 1, 1999... Get staff involved in the peer-review audit process to ensure that it's helpful to all. Don't I have enough to do already? Now you're asking me to take part in an audit that will take precious time that I don't have. Besides, what if the...

Breaking through on Capitol Hill: a research-based blueprint can help associations communicate more effectively with elected officials,.
June 1, 1999... Every day when the mail arrives on Capitol Hill, a ritual unfolds in House and Senate offices. Harried staffers take the letters, packages, reports, press releases, information kits, flyers, and invitations that continually bombard their...

Insuring against convention cancellation.(includes related articles)
June 1, 1999... IMAGINE THIS: You are planning your first annual meeting for an association when the pilots of your major airline carrier walk out. STRIKE ONE. Then another airline's pilots take a walk. STRIKE TWO. How can you salvage the situation? ...

What type of self-evaluation process have you implemented for board members to evaluate their own performance and that of the board as a whole - and how has it resulted in improved performance?(CEO to CEO: A Panel of CEOs Answers Your Questions)
June 1, 1999... Unless board members have specific responsibilities, there's insufficient involvement, buy-in, and accountability for the work of the board. Our volunteer president designates tasks for everyone on the board, assigning them to develop and...

501(c)(3) organizations.(Knowing Your Political Limits, part 1)
June 1, 1999... With the presidential election season about to move into full swing, nonprofit organizations need to be aware of the restrictions on political activity under the Internal Revenue Code. In the first of two articles on the topic, Rob Portman...